Real Madrid set to welcome back five major stars as Jose Mourinho finally gets full squad

Real Madrid set to welcome back five major stars as Jose Mourinho finally gets full squad New manager Jose Mourinho has been working with a much-marginalised squad for his first pre-season back at Real Madrid. The Portuguese tactician has used quite a lot of Castilla players to make up the numbers during pre-season so far, with Alexis Ciria particularly catching the eye . Now, according to Defensa Central , Jose is set to have his Real Madrid squad virtually complete from 10 August, with several of the club’s biggest names returning from their post-World Cup break. Kylian Mbappe, Jude Bellingham, Aurelien Tchouameni and Ibrahima Konate are all expected to be back at Valdebebas on Monday, with Marc Cucurella set to join a day or two later. Mourinho gets his group together, finally Mourinho to soon have a full strength Real Madrid squad. (Photo by Denis Doyle/Getty Images) The timing is important because Madrid are approaching the final stretch of pre-season. New signing Yan Diomande and the injured Thibaut Courtois have already been working individually at the training ground while waiting for the rest of the squad from Hungary. That means Jose will finally be able to work with almost the entire squad together rather than building around bits and pieces. Mbappe, Bellingham, Tchouameni and Konate are due to undergo medical checks before returning to full training. Cucurella, who had a longer summer after Spain’s World Cup triumph, is expected to undergo the same and link up with the squad later this week. Their return should give Mourinho far more clarity ahead of the remaining friendlies against Deportivo La Coruna and Schalke 04, both of which will be valuable tests before the league campaign begins. Pre-season hierarchy can now become clearer Until now, Mourinho has been forced to experiment heavily because so many first-team players were unavailable. Mourinho will be keen on have new signings at his disposal. (Photo by Denis Doyle/Getty Images) That has created opportunities for academy players and allowed the coach to test different systems, but the return of the senior internationals means the real competition for places now begins. Players such as Bellingham, Mbappe and Tchouameni are expected to occupy major roles, while Cucurella and Konate will also strengthen a squad that has undergone significant changes this summer. The report also stresses that Mourinho intends to set clear standards once the full squad are together. Discipline, order and commitment are expected to be central to his approach, both on and off the pitch. That makes the coming week especially important. Real Madrid are no longer in the experimental phase of pre-season. It is time to start preparing for the real action to begin, and Jose will be hoping to integrate the returning stars sooner rather than later.